Cabinet shower-bath



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CABINET SHOWER BATH.

APPLICAHONFILEDMAN.2SI|1919.

Patented Fcl 3,1920. v

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EDWARD THOMAS OSBORN, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CABINET SHOWER-BATH.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Application led March 29., 1919.v Serial No. 286,172.

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD THOMAS OsoRN, a subject of Great Britain,residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Cabinet Shower-Baths, of whichthe following is a specification.4

This invention relates to an improved cabinet shower bath and theprincipal 'object of the invention is to provide a structure v of thecharacter described so constructed that when not in use the movablewalls or doors may be closed thus causing the cabinet to resemble acupboard with the exception of the tile or cement flooring which will bepositioned outside the closed cabinet.

Another object. of the invention is to so construct this cabinet thatwhen in use the movable walls or doors may be swung out-v wardly toinclose the cement or tile flooring, outward movement of the doors beinglimited by curbing positioned about the tile flooring and the free endportions of the doors having engagement'to provide a tight joint andprevent leakage.

Another object of the invention isV to so construct -this `cabinet thatthe shower bath pipe may be folded into the cabinet when the doors areshut.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this cabinet that awash basin and foot basin may be positioned in the cabinet and tofurther so construct the cabinet that water from the drain pipe may movethrough gutters to a drain pipe positioned in t e cabinet adjacent thefoot basin. v

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the cabinet in a-closed-position,A'

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the cabinet, t

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the cabinet in positionfor use, and,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of the'cabinetflooring.

This cabinet is provided with ahousing or body indicated in general'bythe numeral 10 and having one side open as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 andhaving one end provided with a wall 11 which is extended beyond the openside of the housing 10. This housin is provided with a cement-ooring 12whic extends out through the open side of the housing infront of theextended wall 11 and is provided with a gutter 13 at the outer Side ofwhich is provided a curb 14. This curb 14 not only serves to preventwater from settling upon the floor ofthe room but further serves as anabutment limiting the outward movement of, the doors as w1ll behereinafter brought out. The iooring 12 in the bottom of the housing 10is provided with a sink 15 positioned beneath the foot tub 16 andprovided with an-outlet pipe 17 forming part of a conventional plumbinginstallation and having operative connection with the outlet 18 ofthegutter 13. This foot tub 16 is positioned beneath the outlet 19 of thebasin 20 mounted in and carried by the shelf 21 and it is to beunderstood that if desired water flowing from this basin 2O may passinto the tub 16 and then through the outlet of the tub into the sink 15from which it will pass through the outlet 17.

` The doors 22 and 23 are hingedly mounted on the strip 24 and cabinet10 respectively and when swung fromv the closed position of Fig. l tothe open position of Fig. 3 will extend at right angles to each otherand in engagement with the curb 14 thereby bein limited in their outwardmovement and further having their lower ends positioned in operativerelation to the gutter 13 so that water splashing upon the inner facesof the doors will drain down into the gutter. An abutment 25 is carriedby the doors as additional mea-ns for limiting the outward movement ofthe door 22 and a lock 26 is carried by the door 22 for engaging thedoor 23 and locking the doors agalnst movement from the extendingposition. A spray ipe 27 is hingedlyvconnected with the exten ed wall 11as shown in Fig. 2 and has operative connection with suitable plumbingfor suppl ing water to the sprayl pi e. When tlie cabinet is closed thisspray 2 will be turned up against the wall 11 and the hingedly mountedseat 28 drops to the lowest position as shown and will be thereforepositioned in the space between the door 22 and the wall 11. ,When thecabinet is in use the spray pipe can be lowered and the seat 28 swung toan extended position. Within the cabinet 10 and adjacent the wall havingthe opening formed therein is provided a Water pipe 29 with which ispivotally connected a swinging arm or pipe 30 carrying a sprinklernozzle 31 so that water may be fed from the pipe 30 in a shower. Thespecific plumbing for the upper and lower showers and faucet' 32 of thefoot tub 15 has not been shown as a conventionalplumbing installationmay be provided.l

When not in use the pe 30 will be and the door 22 then swung to the openposition as shown in Fig. 3 and 'the sprinkler pipe 27 and upper showerswung to the operative position. It is of course understood that it isnot necessary to use both the upper and lower showers at one time unlessso desired. The water from the pipe will fall upon the cement fiooring12 and will fiow into thegutter`13 then any water which splashes uponthe inner faces of the doors will likewise V drain into the gutter alongwhich it will flow and out through the outlet 18. It will thus be seenthat there has. been provided a shower cabinet in which the leaka ofwater upon the fioor of a room wilebe prevented and in which the cabinetis so constructed that .when folded it will present a neat appearanceand will present the appearance of a cupboard with the exception of thecement flooring positioned outside the cabinet.

What is claimed is:

1. A structure of the character described comprising acabinet having oneside open, a wall extension at one end of the cabinet,

- a fiooring ositioned in front of the wall extension, p umbing fixturescarried-by the wall extension and within the cabinet, a curbingextending about the flooring beside a door for the open side of thecabinet hingedly connected therewith and limited in 'Lacasse its outwardmovement through enga ement with the curbing, ad aA door hinged yconnected with the wall extensionv and limited inits outward movementthrough engagement with the curbing, the second door when open engagingthe first door to retaln the first door in an open position.

2. A structure of the character described comprising a cabinet having anopen side, a wall extension at one end of the cabinet, a flooring forthe cabinet extending throu h the open side thereof and in front of t ewall extension, plumbing fixtures connected with the wall extension andwithin the cabinet, the flooring having a gutter and a curbin extendingabout the gutter, a door hingedy connected with the cabinet for closingthe open sides thereof, the door when swung open being positioned abovethe gutter an engaging the curb, and a second door hingedly with` the-wall extension and when swung to an open position being positionedabove the gutter and in engagement with the curb and the first mentioneddoor.

3. A structure of. the character described including a cabinet having anopen side, a wall extension at one end of the cabinet, plumbing fixturescarried by the wall and extension within lthe cabinet, a door for theopen side ofthe cabinet hingedly connected therewith, a door hingedlyconnected with the extension wall, the' doors when swung outwardlyextending at substantially right angles to each other and having theirfree side portions positioned in contacting relation.

Signed by me at Seattle, Washington, this 26th da of March, 1918.

ED ARD THOMAS OSBORN.

Witnesses:

R. J. Coon, D. C. KUHNs.

